In the 2017 report, multinational companies including Patagonia and Zara received A grades, and the number of companies publishing full supplier lists had rise from 16 percent in 2013 to 26 percent in 2017.

Patagonia is one of the world leaders when it comes to both transparency and environmental responsibility. For example, the company exclusively uses certified organic cotton and it instituted the Traceable Down Scheme in 2007 which means the company traces ‘the source of our down from parent farm to apparel factory to help ensure that the birds are not force-fed or live-plucked’. Patagonia participates in the Fair Trade program to raise workers’ wages, improve their living standards and move them closer to earning a living wage. According to the company’s website, ‘Apparel workers who make Patagonia clothing earned an additional $833,000 from fall 2014 to February 2017 through our participation in the Fair Trade program’.